Duke gets No. 1 regional seed for March Madness, headlines East with Alabama, Wisconsin, Arizona

By AARON BEARD The Associated Press
Updated: March 17, 2025 - 12:29 AM
Published: March 16, 2025 - 10:34 PM
Duke head coach Jon Scheyer cuts the net after their win against Louisville after an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Chris Carlson]

Duke headlines the NCAA Tournament’s East Region as a No. 1 seed and will open the push for the program’s sixth national title with a short drive from campus. The Blue Devils begin play Friday in Raleigh. It’s a familiar location as home to Atlantic Coast Conference neighbor N.C. State and roughly a 30-minute drive east of Duke’s campus in Durham. Alabama is the 2-seed after reaching last year’s Final Four. Wisconsin is the 3-seed, followed by Arizona and Oregon as the headliners. The regional semifinals and final will be held in Newark, New Jersey.

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